Anna Brennan

Graduate Student

Anna Brennan is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Graduate Program in Biological Chemistry. Anna earned her B.S. in General Biology at Salisbury University (Salisbury, MD) and worked as a research technician in the laboratory of Dr. Kenneth Rock studying mechanisms of cancer immune evasion at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (Worcester, MA) prior to starting graduate school. She joined the Margolis lab in 2023 where she studies Neuronal Membrane Proteasome-derived peptides and their role in the central nervous system.

Anna is a 2024 recipient of the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF-GRFP) for her graduate work. She also attended the Marine Biological Laboratory Neurobiology: Mechanisms and Advanced Approaches course in Summer 2024 and was an honorable mention for the Society of General Physiologists SGP@MBL award.

When Anna is not in the lab, she enjoys attending sporting events and concerts, backcountry camping, weightlifting, and cooking.